The arrival of the grassroots guards can be regarded as the first batch of assistance provided by Chongzhen to He Huchen. What He Huchen lacked most was intelligence gathering, so this assistance was more precious than direct reinforcement of troops.

It was precisely because He Huchen had accurate intelligence to come to his aid that he dared to brazenly go out of the customs and clear out a small group of Hetao. It is said that the results are not bad, and the superior forces have been concentrated, and more than 200 levels have been slashed.

"Before the Mongol tribes gathered on a large scale and invaded the northwest of the Ming Dynasty on a large scale, and even tiger generals like He Huchen were brazenly killed, the so-called Hetao Koubian was actually a perennial raid by some small Mongolian scattered tribes. So there's no need to be nervous, let's hit him. ”

The people of China have not taken up a sword and gun to defend their land for a long time, let alone take the initiative to find the stubble of the nomads, so they are a little nervous.

However, Chongzhen easily defined the disturbance behavior of the Hetao Kou this time, strategically despising it, tactically fighting the lion fighting the rabbit, and it can be covered by firepower, so it will never be interspersed tactically.

"Kou can go, and I can go." This sentence said by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave them a great sense of honor and reminded them of the heroic Han and Tang dynasties of their ancestors, who "only took fame immediately".

The strong Han and the prosperous Tang Dynasty are all based on Guanzhong, and the northwest frontier is full of ravines at this time.

Of course, one of the pieces of information on the topic of re-truth almost made their jaws fall in shock.

"General He, died in battle?" The honest farmers in the northwest still have a lot of feelings for He Huchen, and their ability to predict the future is also a preliminary understanding, which has not yet been verified.

Zhou Yuji knew that Chongzhen would never be untargeted, and the reason why he officially disclosed this information among his own people should be useful, so he cooperated: "General He is really a tiger in the northwest of my Ming Dynasty, and it is a pity to die in battle." Your Highness, when will that happen, and how can it be broken? ”

Chongzhen said: "It should be the sixth year of Chongzhen...... Oh no, the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse. As for how to crack it...... Well, after winning this battle, the iron shield and copper plate will stay to help He Huchen, are you willing? ”

Chinese people have a complex of inseparable homeland, especially farmers who have a deep affection for the land.

Among the iron shield and copper plate formations, there are really many peasant soldiers who are going through the painful process of rebirth, and they are worried about what will happen after this battle, and when they hear this, they will immediately set their fiery eyes on their respective teams.

Iron shields and copper plates, naturally, are also a hundred willing.

The morale, which was a little sluggish, was immediately raised to the peak.

Wang Hu's formation still feels quite novel, Zhou Yuji, these Guanning iron horsemen from Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, have long been accustomed to the magical layout and inspiring ability of Chongzhen.

The wide surface of the Yellow River reflects a vibrant luster, and the towering trees show the vitality of nature, but after crossing the Yellow River and entering the Gobi Desert, the scene is completely different.

The water dries up, the oases are deserted, the winds blow away the clay layers of the cultivated land, leaving the gravel unobstructed, and the winds blow the sand dunes and engulf the once-glorious cities and poplar forests.

"The Gobi Desert is more terrifying than the desert." Heavy truth secret way.

This time, after being attacked by He Huchen by making full use of the advantages of accurate intelligence, he hid in this area, rode out, strengthened his vigilance, and played hide and seek with He Huchen in this desolate place that can be called a forbidden area of life, trying to drag down He Huchen, who had difficulty in supply.

Because of the lack of a place to raise horses in the northwest, there were not many cavalry under He Huchen's command, and the members of the grass guard were limited by geography, so they could not pass accurate information to him.

As a result, a temporary stalemate was formed between the two sides.

For the Ming Dynasty, which urgently needs to open up the situation, it will undoubtedly do more harm than good, so it is here to break this deadlock.

"You see, that's what used to be Dongsheng City." During the march, someone in the copper plate formation suddenly pointed to a ruined city in the distance and shouted.

"Does it represent the surrendered city of the Han and Tang dynasties and even the early Ming Dynasty where the Han family controlled the Monan grassland? According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, at the beginning of Hongwu, the Ming court set up the East Shengcheng in the east of the three surrendered cities, and merged with the three surrendered cities. Donglian Kaiping, Dushi, Daning, Kaiyuan; Helan Mountain in the west and Beishan in Gansu Province are all on one side. If the terrain is straight, it is close and easy to defend. "Repeat the truth in silence.

The tiger and the black bear are a little unaccustomed to the gradually hot and dry northwest land, especially the yellow dust outside the Great Wall, so that the two born and raised in the ice and snow are also hot inside.

Far from adapting to the soil, the two of them showed the strong adaptability of the land beastmaster, and joined hands to run over the vast land, smiling proudly, chasing the wolves and driving away the jackals and leopards.

Zhou Yuji watched the tiger and the black bear join forces to block a leopard that tried to drag them down with speed, and slapped it away, and said worriedly: "These two are too arrogant, I am always afraid that this will be the wrath of the public, do you want to send a few people to follow them?" ”

Chong Zhenyao thought of the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it seemed that one of them was the Tang Dynasty, and the other was the Great Han. Both of them are their own brothers, and what they represent is the third dynasty dominated by the Han family - the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen smiled: "The flowers cultivated from the greenhouse are destined to not withstand the beating of wind and rain. The king is always surrounded by a large group of top talents in certain fields, and they are smart, don't you realize that they are actually always waiting around me? ”

Not only Zhou Yuji, but also Huang Xiaoyu, Wang Hu and others, all thoughtful, nodded slightly.

"Report! Five miles to the left front, a seriously wounded and dying soldier was found, and it was confirmed that it was our man! Yuan Jiu arrived quickly.

"Grass Guard!" Chongzhen and Zhou Yuji looked at each other, and immediately said, "Go!" ”

Zhou Yuji immediately issued a series of military orders, including the foot soldiers resting in place and standing by, the baggage team forming a formation to protect, the cavalry to maintain a charge formation and be ready to support at any time, the sentry cavalry to strengthen the investigation, and Yuan Shisan, Huang Xiaoyu and other cronies are still sitting in the middle of the army.

Since Zhou Yuji applied for transfer from the artillery battalion to the cavalry battalion, Chongzhen has rarely personally issued military orders, he is deliberately cultivating him and Huang Xiaoyi, and at present, the effect is not bad.

After Zhou Yuji issued the military order, seeing that his subordinates had already followed the order in an orderly manner, he took a few Guanning iron horsemen and galloped forward with Chongzhen, and the land of two miles was instantaneous.

Chongzhen soon saw the "seriously injured and dying soldier" in Yuan Jiu's mouth, he was indeed seriously injured, as if he had been soaked in blood water, but the blood on his body was almost dried by the wind and sun in the Gobi Desert.